Where does “meðan” come from?

meðan (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic medanō — meanwhile, as long as.

meðan (Icelandic): "or" á meðan; while; meanwhile

Definitions

  1. "or" á meðan; while; meanwhile

Ancestry of “meðan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeðanmeanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
2Proto-Germanicmedanōmeanwhile, as long as
Every word from Proto-Germanic medanō →Every word from Old Norse meðan →